Simple command-line lexicon for Biblical Hebrew
Dependencies:
python3
,python-pip
andgit
, Install them withapt
,pacman
or any other package manager.
git clone https://github.com/joonatanjak/hbl.git
cd hbl
sudo make install
Use sudo make uninstall
to uninstall.
usage: hbl [options] <word>
Look up the Strong's lexicon of a Hebrew word.
Options:
-n, --number Display the Strong's number.
-u, --unicode Display the word in unicode.
-t, --transliteration Display the transliteration.
-p, --pronunciation Display the pronunciation.
-s, --strongs-definition Display the Strong's definiton.
-k, --kjv-definition Display the KJV definition.
-o, --origin Display the origin of the word.
-S, --strict Output only, if the word has an exact match, otherwise exit(1).
-q, --quiet Only display the attributes. Each attribute will be seperated with a tab.
The order of each attribute is number, unicode, transliteration, pronunciation, strongs-definition, kjv-definition, origin.
-d, --default Select the first similar word without asking anything.
-r, --rtl Reverse the Hebrew letters, in case your terminal does not support Right-to-Left languages.
-h, --help Show this message
When no options are supplied the program will output the Strong's number, unicode, pronunciation, KJV definition, Strong's definition and origin.
Examples:
Only output the KJV definition of אַח
hbl -k אַח
You can find some words using the rough transliteraion of it
hbl adonay
- If the Hebrew words appear reversed, your terminal probably does not support Right-to-Left text. You can try to use the
--rtl
flag, which just reverses the strings, as a workaround. Note that you won't be able to properly copy the Hebrew words in the output of the command then.
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary by James Strong, 1890. Corrected and reformatted to XML by Open Scriptures. (CC BY 4.0)